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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.48 out of 4 stars for Travis Hoover's Days of Thunder (Travis Hoover)Travis Hoover's Days of Thunder (Travis Hoover)
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.44 out of 4 stars for Appreciating Great TrashAppreciating Great Trash
Completely dissimilar to Volume 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2 is methodical, talky, and melancholy, and it eschews the high-flying zeal one would expect. Unfortunately, in switching tone so completely, Quentin Tarantino has arrived at a confused result: he's ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Appreciating Great Trash
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 is the conclusion to writer/director Quentin Tarantino's 2003 release Kill Bill Vol. 1. In this second installment, The Bride (Uma Thurman) sets out to finish her vengeful killing spree, this time going after former 'co-workers' Elle ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Now that both volumes of Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" have made it into movie theaters, it's clear that the release of the film in two parts was an artistic blunder, a triumph of ego and greed over reason. Tarantino could easily have combined the 90 ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.26 out of 4 stars for BET.com (James Hill)BET.com (James Hill)
It's the original "Volume" turned down, so that you can hear the considerably larger amounts of dialogue. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at BET.com (James Hill)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Pulp Culture (Franklin Harris)Pulp Culture (Franklin Harris)
Although The Bride has a lot of revenge yet to dish out, "Vol. 2" is not the nonstop action ride the first film is. "Vol. 1" draws heavily from 1970s kung-fu films. The sequel does, too, as during an extended flashback depicting The Bride's training ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Pulp Culture (Franklin Harris)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Quentin Tarantino and Miramax Films were very shrewd to split Kill Bill in half. Far from the naked money-grab it might have appeared, it functions as a perfect thematic division -- two films, separate and unique, telling one story. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Tarantino has always been an inventive director, and in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 he's at his cinematic best, showing an ingenuity that nothing in his monster hit Pulp Fiction surpasses. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Charles Taylor)Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Toward the end of "Kill Bill, Vol. 2" David Carradine delivers a speech that, like most seemingly aimless Quentin Tarantino monologues, meanders its way to its absurdist point. The subject is superheroes. Carradine's Bill is the mack daddy of a squad of ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (2003) left me firmly of two minds: philosophically troubled by yet another bloodthirsty saga of insult and retribution, of the kind that has come to dominate world cinema; and grooving like hell on that particular ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Latino Review (--)Latino Review (--)
Unlike Quentin Tarantino's previous works "Kill Bill" isn't designed to take you on a journey that causes the gears in your brain to turn, but a rollercoaster ride that travels from point A to point B and then asks you to be patient and wait until being ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Latino Review (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Derek May)MovieWeb (Derek May)
Dwelling about the suburban porches of Silverlake late last night, I happened upon the only superhero duo in the whole town. Fatty & Faggie. Their names kind of say it all. They don’t do much. They don’t solve many crimes. Mostly, Faggie wanders ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at MovieWeb (Derek May)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Mutant Reviewers from Hell (--)Mutant Reviewers from Hell (--)
I suppose your mind is all abuzz with wonder why I, a Great and Respected filmmaker, am gracing your lowly abode with my prestigious ass. I don’t just suppose this; I know, for among my many abilities is the power to READ PEOPLE’S MINDS. Does that ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Mutant Reviewers from Hell (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Culture Wars (Graham Barnfield)Culture Wars (Graham Barnfield)
While happy to stick up for QT against the Spectator, this critic also questioned the wisdom of spending a small nation’s GDP on re-enacting the chop-socky flicks of the 1970s. On reflection, self indulgence was only half the story: Kill Bill Vol. 1 ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Culture Wars (Graham Barnfield)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Jesus ReviewHollywood Jesus Review
Holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biology (with an undeclared major in English) from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. He works as an environmental toxicologist by day and is a horror writer by night. Obviously his areas of ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Hollywood Jesus Review
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews with Laura & Robin CliffordReeling Reviews with Laura & Robin Clifford
After a beautiful widescreen, black and white prologue, where Uma announces her intentions directly to the camera while driving in front of rear projection, we pick up at Chapter 6, 'Massacre at Twin Pines,' and get the backstory for Bill (David ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Reeling Reviews with Laura & Robin Clifford
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for FilmGuru.NetFilmGuru.Net
When last we left The Bride (Uma Thurman), she had just dueled with O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu) and left her scalpless in the House of Blue Leaves. The death of O-Ren was the first stop on the Bride's rampage of revenge, but because director Quinten Tarantino ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at FilmGuru.Net
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
The night after screening "Kill Bill Vol. 2," I happened upon a 1970s film called "Switchblade Sisters" on cable. It was a low-budget gang tale about female juveniles that featured a malicious blonde who sported an eye patch decorated with a ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for InsidePulse (Robert Sutton)InsidePulse (Robert Sutton)
In mid 2003, Quentin Tarantino made a really controversial decision when it came to his 4th film, Kill Bill. After delays, a ballooning budget and running time, QT decided to split his movie in two, with Volume 1 coming out in late 2003, and Volume 2 ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at InsidePulse (Robert Sutton)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Spinning ImageThe Spinning Image
Against all expectations, Quentin Tarantino’s second helping of exploitation revenge homage does feel like a different film to its blistering predecessor. It’s slower, longer, less immediate – and considerably less violent – but proves a fitting ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at The Spinning Image
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.24 out of 4 stars for Reconstructed Bellybutton (--)Reconstructed Bellybutton (--)
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
At least the critics, for the most part, are consistent. If they didn't like Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 1, they dislike Vol. 2 even less. If they were enthusiastic about Vol. 1, they're downright passionate about Vol. 2. There's little middle ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at ShowBIZ Data (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Mesmo com todas as suas falhas, produz um número suficiente de surpresas narrativas que o situam acima da maior parte do lixo que Hollywood produziu em 2004. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movies for Guys (--)Movies for Guys (--)
Volume 2 picks up right where Volume 1 left off, more or less. In typical Tarantino style, the time line bounces around a bit. Uma Thurman again plays the bride, an she still has a major case of the red ass about being shot in the head by Bill on her ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movies for Guys (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
So the splitting up of "Kill Bill" into two separate films may have started as purely a marketing idea, but the result is something surprising. 'Volume II' is so startlingly different from 'Volume I' it takes a little getting used to, but once you do ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)
Revenge may be, as the old Klingon proverb goes, a dish best served cold, but when Quentin Tarantino is the chef, it is served very very cool - and the result is something sweet and satisfying. 'Kill Bill' is his masterwork on revenge, taking in the ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movie Gazette (Anton Bitel)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
La union de las dos partes convierte a la historia en una excelente cinta tatuada con la marca Tarantino. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The more intense your own relationship with movies, the harder it is to resist Tarantino's love of reinvigorating the exploitation icons of his youth and synthesizing the vivid movie-going experiences of his cherished memories. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Tarantino maintains a flawless balance between flat-out action, quirky dialogue, stylish homages to the glistening shadows of film-noir thrillers, the sun-baked brutality of Westerns (American and Italian), the ritualistic rhythms of Shaw Brothers ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Tarantino still hasn't a lot to say in Kill Bill 2 , but he says it with such high style, you have to sit up and take notice. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Quentin Tarantino's deliciously perverse semisequel is the most voluptuous comic-book movie ever made. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
They spend a little too much time yapping, not enough time whacking. Especially in a movie called Kill Bill . ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
A sickeningly manipulative, by-the-numbers revenge movie. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Snobs (Jimmy O)Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Almost breathless in returning to genre-driven character pieces, Volume Two helps one to forget the misguided rape-revenge fanstasy of Part One. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Teletext (UK) (Annette Dasey)Teletext (UK) (Annette Dasey)
The death of her daughter is her driving inspiration. The Bride is motivated by love, and that theme is even more resonant in Vol. 2. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Teletext (UK) (Annette Dasey)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for pulpmovies.com (Paul Pritchard)pulpmovies.com (Paul Pritchard)
Volume 2 is much more of a western - and a spaghetti western at that. As such, the set pieces are both shorter and much less spectacular than those of the first film, but Volume 2 more than makes up fior this in terms of both dialogue and ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at pulpmovies.com (Paul Pritchard)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Modamag.com (Susan Granger)Modamag.com (Susan Granger)
Filled with pop culture references and iconic images paying homage to a myriad of action films, and seen together, as they will be on DVD, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 pack a mighty wallop as an epic, brutal revenge thriller. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Modamag.com (Susan Granger)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Weekly Planet (Tampa, FL) (Lance Goldenberg)Weekly Planet (Tampa, FL) (Lance Goldenberg)
KB2 is still basically a cartoon, albeit a more elaborately illustrated one... ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Weekly Planet (Tampa, FL) (Lance Goldenberg)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)
Natürlich waren wir alle gespannt, jeder geladene Gast, jeder Journalist, einfach alle! Als es dann endlich los ging spürte man förmlich, wie groß die Erwartungen an den Film eigentlich sind und ich persönlich befürchtete schon zu diesem Zeitpunkt, ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at MovieMaze (Markus Ostertag)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
It feels strange to consider Volume 2 a part of the same filmic quilt that gave us the far more violent first film, but perhaps that is the glory of director Quentin Tarantino, that he can tell a tale as deep and engaging as Kill Bill and not once make ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at JackassCritics.com (Grim Ringler)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movie Addict (John Ulmer)Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
A notch down from the original. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Future Movies UK (Jay Richardson)Future Movies UK (Jay Richardson)
The second part of Quentin Tarantino’s roaring rampage of revenge, a “western” to the first film’s “eastern”, Kill Bill Vol 2 will split QT’s fans as surely as a Hanzo sword. Though it’s tempting to imagine the original 88-minute feature ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Future Movies UK (Jay Richardson)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Chris Jarmick (--)Chris Jarmick (--)
The Kill Bill Project is first and foremost an homage to the genre films Quentin (the mouth) Tarantino loves most of all—the Shaw Brothers kung fu movies of the 70s (Five Fingers of Death), the Japanese Samurai movies but especially Lone Wolf ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Chris Jarmick (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)
This part of the story peels away at the heart and emotions of its central characters. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
Since Tarantino split his raging four-hour epic into two bite- size celluloid delicacies, it might be more accurate to call "Vol. 2" a continuation rather than a sequel to his giddy and gruesome "Vol. 1" last year. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.17 out of 4 stars for UTK Daily Beacon (John Carruthers)UTK Daily Beacon (John Carruthers)
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.16 out of 4 stars for Cinemania (Dan Jardine)Cinemania (Dan Jardine)
What leaps up at you immediately with Vol. 2 is that the completion of this story cycle marks a startling tonal shift from Vol. 1 . ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Cinemania (Dan Jardine)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.16 out of 4 stars for 3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)
The Bride (Uma Thurman) is still with us. She has dispatched 2 of the 4 people who stand in the way of her killing Bill. Now she must tangle with the slippery Budd (Michael Madsen) and the one-eyed Elle Driver (Darryl Hannah). But first we learn a little ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at 3BlackChicks Review (Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.16 out of 4 stars for 3BlackChicks Review Flicks3BlackChicks Review Flicks
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.16 out of 4 stars for Filmtext.com (--)Filmtext.com (--)
Wenn die Protagonistin sich im Abspann mit einem Augenzwinkern von der Leinwand verabschiedet, dann kommentiert diese Geste der Komplizenschaft nicht nur den gerade eingeblendeten Regiecredit, sondern nimmt sich angesichts des Filmendes als so ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Filmtext.com (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.15 out of 4 stars for Movie Criticism for the RetardedMovie Criticism for the Retarded
When KILL BILL VOLUME 1 was released last fall, I was sure to be there opening night. After all, this was the latest film from Quentin Tarantino, the man who brought some of the greatest films of the last decade. I was skeptical about KILL BILL for a ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movie Criticism for the Retarded
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.12 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)Washington Post (Ann Hornaday)
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.10 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Del Harvey)Film Monthly (Del Harvey)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 played like a nonstop action film, with grand scenes of battle in between short passages of "business": The Bride goes here or does that. There was little dialogue and nothing in the way of backstory. In Kill Bill Vol. 2 we are given ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Film Monthly (Del Harvey)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.09 out of 4 stars for UGO Screenwriter's Voice (--)UGO Screenwriter's Voice (--)
The first volume of Kill Bill, "the fourth film from Quentin Tarantino," vibrated with so much film geek energy, as if some mad scientist had figured out how to project the boy wonder's thoughts and dreams on to the big screen. Here was his muse (Uma ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at UGO Screenwriter's Voice (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.07 out of 4 stars for LYTRules.com (Luke Y. Thompson)LYTRules.com (Luke Y. Thompson)
I was hard on part one, labeling it one of the four most overrated movies of last year. My main problem with it was that I didn't care about Uma, didn't see what had driven her to this point, and didn't find her killings justified. Part 2 added the ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at LYTRules.com (Luke Y. Thompson)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.07 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
I never quite connected with Volume 1. Sure I enjoyed it and perhaps it has even grown on me a bit more over time. But ultimately it seemed like Tarantino was more interested in giving himself an incurable case of the giggles than telling a revenge story ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Cinema Blend
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.06 out of 4 stars for BeyondHollywood.comBeyondHollywood.com
As an entirely separate being, "Volume 1" worked because it had a self-contained story that, although it didn't end, there was enough of a beginning, middle, and a semi-ending to satisfy the undemanding viewer. (And of course everyone knew it wasn't ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at BeyondHollywood.com
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.06 out of 4 stars for TerminusTerminus
I don’t want to say that the second part was better than the first part, but I will say that it was less awful. Much of the awfulness of Vol. 1 is not in Vol. 2, but it was replaced by altogether new awfulness, but slightly less of it. Hence, “less ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Terminus
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.06 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (The Movieman)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (The Movieman)
Uma Thurman continues her journey of revenge on the man who put her in a coma for four years with a gunshot to the head. In Volume 1, she took out O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu) and Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox), and now there are three left on her list: Elle ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (The Movieman)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.05 out of 4 stars for Choking on Popcorn (Arjan Welles)Choking on Popcorn (Arjan Welles)
Last year, the world was dazzled with the newest Tarantino that, surprisingly, was released in two bits. Miramax bosses, the Weinsteins, said the choice for a double release lied within the fact they though Kill Bill was so good they didn’t want to ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Choking on Popcorn (Arjan Welles)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.04 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (--)ComingSoon.net (--)
The Bride continues to exact her revenge on Bill and her former fellow DiVAS assassins. Next on her list is Budd, Bill's brother. Now living alone in the desert working as a strip club bouncer, Budd is a shadow of his former self. Despite being ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at ComingSoon.net (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.03 out of 4 stars for Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
Theoretically, it should be pretty easy to predict whether or not you'll like Kill Bill Vol. 2 . After all, it and Volume 1 were originally supposed to be one big movie, so it should be a safe bet that your feelings for the first will extend to the ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.02 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Betraying its origins as the last half of another movie, rather than its own entity, Kill Bill Vol. 2 feels like leftovers. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.02 out of 4 stars for DVDwolf.com (Rob Paul)DVDwolf.com (Rob Paul)
So many thoughts on Kill Bill Vol.2 I have been working off and on with this review in my mind for the last few days. Here are the basic sentiments. Thank god it didn't suck,and when I say it didn't suck, I actually think it is better than the first ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at DVDwolf.com (Rob Paul)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.01 out of 4 stars for BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)
Once again Quentin Tarantino delivers a killer cool over the top film that impresses. In Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Tarantino’s fourth film he shows us why he has had such an impact on film with s o few movies. Here he is distilling the spirit, and many of the ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.01 out of 4 stars for Almost Fabulous Movie ReviewsAlmost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Entirely different from Vol. 1 in that it wasn't a non-stop chop-fest, but rather dialogue driven, suspenseful and filled with emotion. And surprisingly, you didn't have to see Vol. 1 in order to understand and appreciate Vol. 2. It stands well on it's ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Almost Fabulous Movie Reviews
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.01 out of 4 stars for Hindu (--)Hindu (--)
THE BOX office success and cult audience reverence for violence and gore have had many filmmakers coming up with newer and more twisted ways of depicting violence. With "Kill Bill 1" and now with "Kill Bill 2," Quentin Tarantino has created more gore ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Hindu (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Spiked-online.com (Sandy Starr)Spiked-online.com (Sandy Starr)
An additional pleasure to be had out of Kill Bill, as with all of Tarantino's films, is the casting. He has a rare eye for cult actors who have fallen on hard times, and the way in which he exploits their talents is a rebuke to unimaginative casting in ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Spiked-online.com (Sandy Starr)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top CriticsRotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
Not so much dramatizing as frisking its themes, Vol. 2 has more story, more emotion, more breath-held quiet times to coax and trigger the ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sinlechuga.com (Dan Hoy)Sinlechuga.com (Dan Hoy)
Vintage (or embarrassingly retro) Tarantino. More fetishizing of his actors as opposed to empathy for his characters in this tedious pseudo-morality tale. The "gargantuanly entertaining" (Richard Corliss, Time Magazine) sequel is one extended macho-talk ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Sinlechuga.com (Dan Hoy)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Aggressive-Voice.com - Movie ReviewsAggressive-Voice.com - Movie Reviews
With that line begins the much anticipated Volume 2 of the highly successful "Kill Bill" blockbuster. It opens with a long black-and-white shot of Uma Thurman's The Bride at the wheel of a convertible explaining what she has done up to this point and ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Aggressive-Voice.com - Movie Reviews
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
All [Tarantino] has to do is trim a full hour out of "Vol. 1" and a half hour out of Vol. 2, combine what's left and he'll have something not just amusing and idiosyncratic, but outstanding. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
The last-minute decision to chop Quentin Tarantino's “Kill Bill” into two halves will be debated for many moons. On the surface, the decision seems justified: Volume 2 is so tonally different than the violent cartoon that was Volume 1 that it ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader ReviewsThe BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Continuing the story-line which unfolded in Kill Bill Vol. I, this is the tale of an expert assassin, called The Bride, who sets out to wreak revenge upon her former employer, Bill, and other members ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Images (Gary Johnson)Images (Gary Johnson)
Director/writer Quentin Tarantino, an ex-video store clerk, used to be one of these film geeks (and to a certain extent, he still is). And like the geek who wants to show off his special powers to the mere mortals, Tarantino likes to show off his ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Images (Gary Johnson)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
So much cinematic majesty perched precariously atop so little common sense. But, hell, maybe Quentin's right; relax, enjoy -- a castle with a shaky foundation is still quite a sight. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
As it currently stands, Kill Bill is a victim of its director's ego and its distributor's greed. The moments of greatness make it worth seeing, and there's certainly plenty of entertainment to be found here, but it's hard not to lament what might have ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Guardian/ObserverGuardian/Observer
Kill Bill Volume 2 is actually lifeless, lacking any self-generated artistic vitality. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Guardian/Observer
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Apollo Movie Guide (Mike DeWolfe)Apollo Movie Guide (Mike DeWolfe)
This continuation of the Kill Bill story sees The Bride (Uma Thurman) working her way through her list of targets on a rampage of vengeance. This time, things are complicated by the possibility that The Bride’s child may be alive. Quentin Tarantino ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Apollo Movie Guide (Mike DeWolfe)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
Tarantino flexed some serious style muscle with Kill Bill: Vol 2. We start out in black and white and parade through the Tarantino list of cool things to do with a camera that pay homage to karate films, 70's exploitation films and of course, obscure R&B. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Images Movie JournalImages Movie Journal
Kill Bill Vol. 2 ramps down the body count and even takes time to develop relationships. We learn more about Budd (aka Sidewinder). We even learn he's Bill's brother. We learn more about the Bride's relationship with Bill. We didn't even see Bill's face ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Images Movie Journal
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Sometimes the whole is better than the sum of its parts. And sometimes the parts are better than the whole. And sometimes one part is significantly better than the others. When it comes to “Kill Bill,” the first part is probably as good as - if not ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
The Bride (Uma Thurman) is back to complete her journey in Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantino’s homage to a variety of old films, and I couldn’t feel more empty. I had the same feeling after viewing Volume One, because on its own, it represented only half ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
I'm a Tarantino fan; nonetheless, I did not like Volume 1. Secondly, because of their vast differences in direction and intensity, it's rather surreal to think of V1 and V2 as a single production, though apparently this was their origin. Lastly, I did ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Vol. 2 is nowhere near as explicit in its violence [as Vol. 1 ], but it is more emotionally explicit. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Half a movie is better than none. Especially if it's the better half of a movie that should have been one. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
... Kill Bill, Vol. 2 turns out to be exploitation dominated by speeches worthy of Shakespearean tragedy, punctuated with a few choice fight scenes. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Atlantic City Weekly (Lori Hoffman)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Now that both volumes of Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" have made it into movie theaters, it's clear that the release of the film in two parts was an artistic blunder, a triumph of ego and greed over reason. Tarantino could easily have combined the 90 ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Someone old, someone bled, someone killed, someone dead. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Once again, Uma Thurman gets used and abused and manhandled and poked, prodded, battered, fried, and - last but not least - buried alive. Beatrix is her name and Beatrixploitation is Tarantino's game. Fortunately, she heals faster than you and I can say ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for eCinemaCenter.com (Gabe Leibowitz)eCinemaCenter.com (Gabe Leibowitz)
Quentin Tarantino's gargantuan ego has prevented a masterpiece. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at eCinemaCenter.com (Gabe Leibowitz)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
When last we left The Bride, AKA Black Momba (Thurman), she had gotten final revenge on two of her former colleagues in crime. She still has three names on her list to cross out: Budd (Michael Madsen), Elle (Daryl Hannah), and Bill (David Carradine). ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Okay, maybe I’m just playing the weepy, jilted fan. It wasn’t that bad. In fact, several parts of it are quite good. We are talking about Quentin Fucking Tarantino here, after all, a man who I believe is incapable of making a true suck-fest, despite ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
This movie, for all of its showmanship and technique, diminishes the first one. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Trades (Jim Pappas)Trades (Jim Pappas)
What, oh what, oh what, oh what, is Quentin Tarantino trying to say with his "Kill Bill" series of films? Are they a commentary on marriage? Are they simply an ode to Japanese anime and culture? Are they paying homage to myths? Are they a scathing attack ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Trades (Jim Pappas)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
The enterprise may simply be a 'tale of bloody revenge' as Carradine says, but it’s one that showcases Tarantino as a visionary director ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)
It's flawed but so audaciously unique that I can't imagine missing it if you love movies. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kinnopio's Movie Reviews (Craig Roush)Kinnopio's Movie Reviews (Craig Roush)
The only downside is that those who were turned off by the first film will probably not come back for this more dramatic and satisfying conclusion. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Kinnopio's Movie Reviews (Craig Roush)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
So much cinematic majesty perched precariously atop so little common sense ... [but] a castle with a shaky foundation is still quite a sight. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Bitchslap (Thom Fowler)Hollywood Bitchslap (Thom Fowler)
Tarantino flexed some serious style muscle with Kill Bill: Vol 2. We start out in black and white and parade through the Tarantino list of cool things to do with a camera that pay homage to karate films, 70's exploitation films and of course, obscure R&B. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Hollywood Bitchslap (Thom Fowler)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
'Tarantino deja un buen sabor de boca con esta cinta que es bastante más sólida e interesante que su antecesora.' ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (Jeffrey Westhoff)Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (Jeffrey Westhoff)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 is still pulp, but it is elegant pulp. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (Jeffrey Westhoff)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The second movie is less kinetic but more satisfying. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Vol. 2 concludes the tale, but it heads to the finish line with a casual stroll, not a sprint. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Washington Times (Christian Toto)Washington Times (Christian Toto)
Vol. 2 finally tells us why we should care why Bill gets killed in the first place. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Washington Times (Christian Toto)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Noah Berlatsky)Chicago Reader (Noah Berlatsky)
Kill Bill Vol. 1, like martial arts movies generally, is a mechanized ballet. Even the out-of-sequence narrative feels, at this point in Tarantino's career, more like reflex than innovation. Kill Bill Vol. 2, on the other hand, is a study in frustrated ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Chicago Reader (Noah Berlatsky)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Overall it may prove a letdown for those expecting the energy and deft takeoff-homage character of the previous film. Still, it has just enough going for it to get by. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cranky Critic® (Chuck Schwartz)Cranky Critic® (Chuck Schwartz)
A superior piece of work to its predecessor. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Cranky Critic® (Chuck Schwartz)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Vol. 2 is a great conclusion to a great (albeit, as of yet, nonexistent except in theory) film, but it is not a great film. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Tarantino has indulged his whims...and paid passionate tribute to the Asian and American directors who influenced him. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Uma Thurman again makes the most of what must be considered to be the role of her career. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.97 out of 4 stars for DVD TimesDVD Times
When it was announced that Kill Bill, the fifth film by Quentin Tarantino (not fourth, as the advertizing claimed), was going to be split into two parts, widespread condemnation was quick across the board. Conspiracy theories abounded, the most prevalent ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at DVD Times
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.97 out of 4 stars for Reviews on the Side (Steven Lekowicz)Reviews on the Side (Steven Lekowicz)
Kill Bill, both volumes, is fantastic storytelling. Yeah, there are gaps, as I mentioned, but as the story flows and unfolds, the movies are a constant surprise. In Vol. 2, especially, I noticed that I was so excited to see what would happen next, I was ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Reviews on the Side (Steven Lekowicz)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.97 out of 4 stars for Movie Matt's ReviewsMovie Matt's Reviews
Anyone wanna argue that Quentin Tarantino has officially become “the man?” If you do, I may just have to hurt you. After seeing this movie, the Kill Bill pair has taken its place as the best pair of films that I can remember since Toy Story and Toy ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Movie Matt's Reviews
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.96 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
For nonfans, Vol. 2 will do little to make the characters more involving. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.95 out of 4 stars for Light Views (John Larsen)Light Views (John Larsen)
If there's one thing we learned in "Kill Bill, Volume 1," you can't assassinate a bride's wedding party, shoot her in the head, steal her unborn baby girl, and leave her in a perpetual vegetative state hooked up to tubes and machines that go ping without ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Light Views (John Larsen)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.95 out of 4 stars for BlackFilm.com (--)BlackFilm.com (--)
The thing about Quentin Tarantino that makes him stand out amongst the many talented directors, including Steven Spielberg, is that with his films you can see the passion he has for actors, subjects, or music. With both volumes of 'Kill Bill', he's ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at BlackFilm.com (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.94 out of 4 stars for Plume Noire (--)Plume Noire (--)
Volume 2 opens with the rehearsal of the Bride’s wedding. The flashback is shot in gorgeous black & white and the camera stays close to the faces of Uma Thurman and David Carradine. After the martial art oriented first episode, Tarantino has clearly ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Plume Noire (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.92 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (--)U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (--)
Violent and vapid continuation of director Quentin Tarantino's sanguinary saga about a former female assassin (Uma Thurman) gunned down at her wedding rehearsal and left for dead by the assassin circle she had once been a member of, led by her former ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for Phantom Tollbooth (--)Phantom Tollbooth (--)
Kill Bill, Vol. 2 is a more character-driven affair. The film opens with a nice, short scene of The Bride (Uma Thurman) talking to the camera while driving in a convertible. This is writer and director Quentin Tarantino's way of reminding us what ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Phantom Tollbooth (--)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
After fast paced, over the top action in Part One, Kill Bill 2 offers a great blend of action, compelling story and excellent acting. ...read the complete Kill Bill: Volume 2 movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)